"The meeting was prior to the contingent's arrival in Guangzhou and the Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (Gagoc) has already accepted our registration," he added. (The meeting was held on Nov 8).

A Press release issued by the Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council (BNOC) on Thursday stated that His Royal Highness pulled out of the Nov 12-27 multi-sport event because of "inconsistent treatment from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee regarding his accommodation throughout the duration of his participation".

It added that the Ritz Carlton Hotel had cancelled HRH's booking because the venue had been set aside only for OCA officials.

The news means that the Sultanate will only see action in equestrian, fencing, karate-do and wushu in the 16th edition of the Games.